M&A activity continues to be muted with transaction volume down for 2024E by 6% for Business Services and down by 12% for Industrials. Interestingly, Private Equity buyers continue to drive M&A activity with increasing volume of add-on acquisitions. On the bright side, EBITDA valuation metrics continue to hold steady at 7.8x for Business Services and 8.4x for Industrials. Valuations continue to be led by the hot spots of BPO Services and Aerospace transactions. …Read More >

GLC Advisors & Co., LLC is excited to release our Software Capital Markets Report for Q2 2024. In the report we include market observations on the state of the software M&A market, along with current capital market conditions, and the public software equity and software M&A trends we are spotting. …Read More >

GLC Advisors & Co., LLC is excited to release our IT Services Capital Markets Report for Q1 2024. In the report we include market observations on the state of the software M&A market, along with current capital market conditions, and the public software equity and software M&A trends we are spotting. Click to view the full version of the report. …Read More >

GLC Advisors & Co., LLC is excited to release our Software Capital Markets Report for Q1 2024. In the report we include market observations on the state of the software M&A market, along with current capital market conditions, and the public software equity and software M&A trends we are spotting. Click to view the full version of the report. …Read More >

In Q1 2024, the number of Middle Market transactions fell to a new low, reaching 15% below pre-COVID levels. While volume has declined, valuations are holding steady, and GLC Advisors & Co., LLC continues to hear a desire from the buyer community to focus on acquiring high-quality companies with sustainable profits. …Read More >

In Q3 2023, the number of Middle Market transactions fell to a new low, reaching 15% below pre-COVID levels. While volume has declined, valuations are holding steady, and GLC Advisors & Co., LLC continues to hear a desire from the buyer community to focus on acquiring high-quality companies with sustainable profits. …Read More >

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GLC Advisors & Co., LLC is excited to release our Software Capital Markets Report for Q1 2023. In the report we include market observations on the state of the software M&A market, along with current capital market conditions, and the public software equity and software M&A trends we are spotting. Click to view the full version of the report. …Read More >

Approximately 280 Industrials transactions closed in Q1‘23, eclipsing pre-COVID levels but experiencing declines year-over-year. Post-COVID demand for industrial items has resulted in strong manufacturing and distribution activity.

See this and other valuable insights in GLC Advisors & Co., LLC’s Q1 2023 Industrials M&A Report. …Read More >

Approximately 270 Consumer transactions closed in Q1 of 2023, which was the lowest quarterly volume we have seen over the last 5 years. Median transaction value for Consumer transactions remained elevated from pandemic lows, mainly attributed to transactions involving larger, more stable sellers that are successfully navigating negative consumer sentiment and supply chain challenges.

See this and other valuable insights in GLC Advisors & Co., LLC’s Q1 2023 Consumer M&A Report. …Read More >

430 Business Services transactions closed in Q1 2023, the second highest quarterly total we’ve seen in the past five years. Sellers that transacted this quarter tended to be larger-sized businesses than we saw in the prior quarter, with median valuation multiples at 8.5x.

See this and other valuable insights in GLC Advisors & Co., LLC’s Q1 2023 Business Services M&A Report. …Read More >

In Q1 2023, the number of Middle Market transactions dipped to the lowest quarterly total we have seen since COVID. While volume has declined, valuations are holding steady, and GLC Advisors & Co., LLC continues to hear a desire from the buyer community to focus on acquiring high-quality companies (versus a high quantity of transactions as seen in previous years). See this and other valuable insights in our Q1 2023 Middle Market M&A Report. …Read More >